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Belgium here. That story is one more issue that makes me literally think : "America is so broken". And most of the time republicans seem to have a big stake in
by w1nst0nsm1th 8y ago
Belgium here. That story is one more issue that makes me literally think : "America is so broken". And most of the time republicans seem to have a big stake in it.
- leereeves 8y agoI thought Belgium had the equivalent of school vouchers: public funding that can be used for any school of the parent's choice. That's what Republicans want here. Instead, in America, public school students are told which school they will attend. Usually, but not always, the closest. The Democrats are responsible for that.
- alistairSH 8y agoYou sure about that? Grant and Blaine were Republicans.[1] Blaine Amendments were created as anti-Catholic measures. Protestant Americans are all for religious freedom, as long as it's their own flavor of Christianity. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaine_Amendment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaine_Amendment
- leereeves 8y agoHave anything more recent than 150 years ago?
- alistairSH 8y agoThe laws that control funding parochial schools were implemented 150 years ago, so no.
- leereeves 8y agoAnd Republicans would like to rewrite those laws and create school vouchers. It's the Democrats who oppose that now, whatever happened 150 years ago.